British fighter jet makes emergency landing in Japan
According to Kyodo News, some departures and arrivals of commercial flights at the airport were affected when a runway was closed for approximately 20 minutes following the incident, which occurred at around 11:30 a.m., as officials stated.
No injuries were reported. Kyodo News noted that British forces have been conducting a joint drill with Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force and American forces since August 4, which will continue through next Tuesday (August 19, 2025), having dispatched an aircraft carrier strike group to the western Pacific.
Earlier in July, a British F-35B fighter jet left India after making an emergency landing in Kerala's capital city of Thiruvananthapuram due to a hydraulic system fault. The fighter jet had made an emergency landing at the airport on June 14.
The British Navy aircraft is a part of the U.K. Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales. The fighter jet was out on a routine sortie when it developed a snag and could not land on the ship. The plane reached the Thiruvananthapuram airport, which was designated as the emergency recovery airfield, and requested emergency landing permission.
The Indian Air Force provided all required support and assisted in the process, including refuelling. The British Navy's F-35 fighter jet finally took off from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on July 22 after remaining grounded at the airport for over a month following a fault in the hydraulic system.
F-35Bs are highly advanced stealth jets, built by Lockheed Martin, and are prized for their short take-off and vertical landing capability.
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